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Bally’s Casino Hotel Tower Starts Going Vertical

7:30 am on October 3, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The Bally’s Casino hotel tower is starting to sprout upward, as construction crews from The Chicago Community Builders Collective continue their work on the 34-story, 500-room hotel in River West.

Bally's hotel three-dimensional progress

Signs Of Three-Dimensional Progress at Bally’s Hotel, Casino Sites

7:30 am on August 14, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Caissons are complete, the tower crane is up, and work has begun going 3-D on the sprawling Bally’s Casino site in River West. Both the 34-story hotel tower and the casino are anticipating a December 2026 opening, so time is of the essence.

Bally’s Casino Hotel Puts Up A Tower Crane

7:30 am on July 22, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Over the course of the last five days, the tower crane has been erected for the hotel tower at the new Bally’s Chicago Casino on the former site of the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center in River West. The sprawling construction site surrounded by Halsted Street, Chicago Avenue, and the Chicago River will see the casino built at the north end, with the 34-story, 500-room hotel placed at the south end.

Bally’s Casino Lands A Tower Crane Permit As Construction Resumes

7:00 am on May 20, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Caisson crews are back in action at the Bally’s Chicago Casino construction site in River West, and now they have a tower crane permit to work with too. Permission for a free-standing Potain MD-485 came through on May 16 after an application was filed on April 9th. The Chicago Community Builders Collective is the official general contractor conglomerate for the casino project, though Gilbane Building Company and McHugh Concrete are named on the permit as the lead contractors.

Caisson Work Continues Full Bore At Bally’s Casino In River West

7:30 am on April 14, 2025 By Daniel Schell

An army of foundation equipment continues drilling and filling caissons for the new Bally’s Chicago Casino in River West. It has been one month since the permit was issued on March 14 to get started on the site, and Stalworth Underground, whose machinery had been moved into place once demolition of the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center was complete, started caisson efforts immediately.

Caisson Permit Issued Friday Signals The Start Of Bally’s Chicago Casino

7:00 am on March 15, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A caisson permit was issued Friday for Bally’s Chicago Casino, marking the official start of new construction at the former Chicago Tribune Freedom Center site in River West. Though considered a big gamble by many, the casino can now get moving, with equipment already occupying the sprawling lot, and rebar cages and iron tubing waiting to be lowered into the ground.

Bally's Chicago Casino caisson prep work

Caisson Prep Has Started For Bally’s Casino

7:30 am on March 4, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The Chicago Tribune Freedom Center has been scraped from the earth, but activity continues on the River West site of Bally’s Chicago Casino. As we keep an eye out for the first construction permit to be issued by the city, rebar is already being bent and curled into cages to be lowered into caissons to support the building.

Demolition Of Freedom Center Completed As Bally’s Faces Challenges

7:45 am on February 9, 2025 By Ian Achong

The demolition of the Tribune Freedom Center has been mostly completed at 777 W Chicago Avenue in River West. Located on the corner with S Halsted Street, demolition began over six months ago on the former printing facility on the Chicago River. Replacing it will be the new Bally’s casino, hotel, and entertainment complex.

Chicago Tribune Freedom Center demolition December 2024

More (Less?) From Demolition Of The Chicago Tribune Freedom Center

7:30 am on December 17, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The Chicago Tribune Freedom Center gets closer to oblivion with each passing day, just as Bally’s Chicago Casino gets closer to beginning construction. The dramatic demolition scene continues to play out at Halsted Street and Chicago Avenue in West Town, as Brandenburg Industrial Services reduces the former newspaper-printing plant to rubble.

Chicago Tribune Freedom Center demolition

Evisceration of the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center for Bally’s Casino continues along the Chicago River

7:30 am on October 9, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Brandenburg Industrial Services continues work on demolition of the former Chicago Tribune Freedom Center in West Town. With Bally’s Casino and its anticipated 2026 Opening Day coming to the site, there is some urgency to wrapping up demolition so construction can begin. That’s why this building seems to be coming down so quickly.

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